Quarterly average wholesale electricity prices for selected regions, 2018-2027

Sources

IEA analysis based on data from RTE (France) – accessed via the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform; Bundesnetzagentur (2026), SMARD.de; the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), 2026, Aggregated price and demand data; EIA (2026), Short-Term Energy Outlook, January 2026; IEX (2025), Day-Ahead Market; EEX (2026), Power Futures; ASX (2026), Electricity Futures © ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 (ASX) 2026. All rights reserved. This material is reproduced with the permission of ASX. This material should not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, whether in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of ASX. Latest update: 26 January 2026.

Notes

Prices are in nominal values, converted to USD based on the average exchange rate of the quarterly period. Prices for Australia and the United States are calculated as the demand-weighted average of the available prices of their regional markets. Continuous lines show historical data and dashed lines refer to forward prices.